From 10c4d2ae67f3e03ddc13865ad61d1980823b6253 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:29:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] 2.1-rc1

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 Stable version is [2.0](awesome-2.0.tar.gz) (codename: *Fruit Fly*). Be aware that configuration file format is not compatible with 1.x versions.
 
+# Upcoming stable
+
+Next stable version be 2.1. You can participate in its testing by using the 2.1-rc1 version.
+
+* [awesome-2.1-rc1.tar.bz2](awesome-2.1-rc1.tar.bz2)
+* [awesome-2.1-rc1.tar.gz](awesome-2.1-rc1.tar.gz)
+
 # Developement
-Developement versions of awesome can be download as tarballs using git snapshot [here](http://git.naquadah.org/?p=awesome.git;a=summary).
+
+Developement versions of awesome can be downloaded as tarballs using git snapshot [here](http://git.naquadah.org/?p=awesome.git;a=summary).
 
 You can also grab a git copy by running:
 `git clone git://git.naquadah.org/awesome.git`
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+Version 2.1-rc1 of *awesome* is available. To download it, see the [[download]] page.
+This is the first release candidate version of the upcoming 2.1 version.
+
+This release fixes bugs, adds a lot of new features and brings a new widget system for the statusbar.
+
+Don't hesitate to report bugs and ask or write enhancements on awesome [bug tracking system](/bugs/) or [awesome list](/community/).
+
+Have fun!